Is cartilage thickness different in young subjects with and without patellofemoral pain?

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 931-937

  Draper, C E ^a   Besier, T F ^a   Gold, G E ^b   Fredericson, M ^b   Fiene, A ^a   Beaupre, G S ^a,b,c   Delp, S L ^a,b,c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage thickness; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Patellofemoral joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746517466     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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